Report, 1859. 



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Statement of Accounts of the Royal Zoological 

 Society of Ireland for the year ending May 1, 

 1859. 



CHARGE. 



Admission to Gardens. 



Members ... 3,174 free. £ s. d. £ s. d. 



Visitors ... 12,687 at 6d. ... ... 317 3 6 



... 3,004 at 3d. ... ... 37 11 



... 130,207 at Id. ... ... 542 10 7 



Schools & Public 

 Institutions 



149,072 



1,041 free. 



Total admissions 150,113 



Government Grant 



Members' Subscriptions and Admission Fees 



Animals, &c, Sold ... 



Balance in hands last year 

 Balance due to Treasurer 



DISCHARGE. 



Animals Purchased and Cost of Conveyance 



Provisions 



Incidental Expenses 



Salaries and Wages 



Buildings, Plantations, &c. ... 



Interest on Debentures 



897 5 1 



500 



262 12 



64 10 1 



£ s. d. 



376 11 3 



573 10 104, 



235 16 2J 



369 8 9f 



393 15 2 



6 



£1,955 2 3% 



Officers and Council elected 3rd May, 1859. 



Patroness — Her Majesty the Queen. 



President — D. J. Corrigan, Esq., m.d. 



Ex-Presidents — His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin ; 

 His Grace the Duke of Leinster; the Marquis of Kildare; 

 Lord Talbot de Malahide ; Major-General Portlock. 



Vice-President — C. Benson, Esq., m.d. ; Robert 

 Calhvell, Esq., m.r.i.a. ; E. Hutton, Esq., m.d.; Major- 

 General Larcom ; Sir H. Marsh, Bart. 



Secretaries — W. H. Harvey, Esq., m.d. ; Hans Irvine, 

 Esq., m.b. 



